From there, the book spirals downward. Barbie’s computer starts blinking, which she pegs as the result of a virus. On a positive note, she is good about backing up her data onto a heart-shaped flash drive she wears as a necklace. However, that flash drive turns out to be the source of the virus, which she promptly infects her sister’s computer with.

The Barbie I Can Be A Computer Engineer book was published in 2010. Since that time we have reworked our Barbie books. The portrayal of Barbie in this specific story doesn’t reflect the Brand’s vision for what Barbie stands for.

We believe girls should be empowered to understand that anything is possible and believe they live in a world without limits. We apologize that this book didn’t reflect that belief. All Barbie titles moving forward will be written to inspire girl’s imaginations and portray an empowered Barbie character.

If you are the director of a digital agency, may we suggest the Barbie Computer Engineer action figure as a stocking stuffer? It may help provide stress relief to your coders: all they have to do is hurl it across the room as hard as they can!